favorite book trope: the begrudging makeover.
It can be a disguise for a heist, or a gown a ball, but I want the makeover, and I want them to *hate it*
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but:
QUERY THAT FANCY AGENT.
That agent is not too fancy for you. They are not too big or too famous for you. Are they open? Do they rep your genre? QUERY THEM.
I believe in you, kisses!!!!
character nods, says a line. other character nods, agreeing. third character enters, nodding feverishly, already on board. EVERYONE NODS AND NODS UNTIL THE NODDENING ECHOES INTO THE CORE OF THE EARTH!!
this is me trimming down all the nodding in my book...
me: I'm just gonna sketch out a loose map of my world
2 hours and half a pack of graph paper later: me pulling out my hair trying to figure out how to get my characters from point a to point b
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